> I was just looking at another article about that. This is the third > time this administration has been told that they cannot disregard the > constitution. Third. I doubt they will pay any more attention this > time. I did however enjoy the fact that Blackwater no longer seems to > be immune.
I don't have the time or energy to start a debate on this but I do have to ask this question: Are Constitutional protections and right supposed to be extended to foreign nationals who are brought into US custody (and only onto US soil by extension of military ownership) during a military activity? As you consider the answer to this question, also consider the fact that the military personnel who watch over them are not afforded full Constitutional protections, being under the rule of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. I guess the court's answer is that they are... something that bothers me on a number of levels. I can see them being extended to those who are on US soil and commit crimes that fall under the civil/criminal law. Hatton -- PJ O'Rourke - "You can't get rid of poverty by giving people money." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;192386516;25150098;k Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:261807 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
